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Our advertising regulator is funded by the food and beverage industry. Should it be allowed to block public health messaging?
A pending court complaint alleges bias after the regulator voted to block radio advertisements about the dangers of sugar
PepsiCo South Africa doubles local production
South Africa is one of the largest operational regions for the US food and beverage giant
Energy drinks flourish amid health fears
The market in South Africa had an annual growth rate of 26.89% from 2013 to 2018
Pepsi’s Pioneer acquisition is not healthy
The move may provide a short-term economic boost, but it also has long-term health costs
A handful of multinational corporations is responsible for the world’s plastic waste
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestle were responsible for the most pieces of plastic collected according to an environmental pressure group
PepsiCo offer boosts Pioneer’s share price
The proposed tie up will enable Pioneer to expand its leading brands and access greater capital to invest in local agriculture and people
Investors eye the volatile pot bubble
South Africa has by, many accounts, a natural zol endowment that can make the country a world leader
Chips are down at Simba as workers prepare to strike
The company has allegedly colluded with labour-broking company Adcorp Blu to evade the requirements of section 198 of the Labour Relations Act
Take Five: HIV grinds porn industry to a halt
From HIV-infected porn actors to McDonald’s meals that never seem to rot, <b>Faranaaz Parker</b> wraps up the week.
Olympic sponsors steeled for ambush
Multinationals have paid a king’s ransom for their right to sponsor the Olympics and they are scanning the horizon for ambushes as they drive the marketing bandwagon towards…
It’s still a man’s world at the Davos forum
Women may be smashing glass ceilings on Wall Street, but a walk down the corridors of the World Economic Forum would have you fooled. Organisers say female delegates make up 17%…